Medicare Policy at the Crossroads: Addressing Artificial Intelligence and Software

Today, following a legislative hearing on improving seniors’ access to innovative medical devices and technologies, AdvaMed President and CEO Scott Whitaker commended the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health for hosting the panel. 

AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, and CapView Strategies released a white paper detailing ways to help advance the ethical incorporation of innovative artificial intelligence (AI) and software solutions into Medicare coverage and payment policies.

AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) notice.

This week, AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, sent a letter to Congressional leaders regarding the proposed payment cuts to office-based specialist physicians under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. AdvaMed was joined on the letter to Senate Majority Leader Schumer, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker McCarthy, and House Minority Leader Jeffries by the Medical Device Manufacturers Association and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alli

Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed, recently chatted with Joe Mullings, chairman and CEO of The Mullings Group, about the impact of the medtech industry and the importance of connections.

AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, released a new report, done in collaboration with Health Management Associates, that highlights the need for new resources to support the work of the Coverage and Analysis Group (CAG) at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

This report focuses on coverage for devices and issues related to procedural delays, the lack of transparency in Medicare’s National Coverage Determination process, the use of Coverage with Evidence Development, harmonizing with the FDA, and ensuring patient safety.

Today, AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, announced that Carol Blackford has joined the organization as Executive Vice President of Payment and Health Care Delivery Policy. She will lead the AdvaMed team responsible for developing and advocating for policies that expand patient access to medical technologies by improving coverage, coding, and payment processes used by Medicare. The department also oversees research projects on the role and contributions of the medtech industry to the health of patients.